Government
What state was annexed before the start of the Mexican-American War?
Texas
Why were free states worried about the expansion of slavery?
More Political representation, leading to slavery being legal for all.
What battle is considered the first in the American Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Name 1 advantage the Union had and 1 advantage the Confederacy had during the War.
Union: Industry, Manpower, Railroads.
Confederacy: Terrain, Leardership.
What Confederate General Surrendered at Appomatax Court House to end the Civil War?
General Robert E. Lee
How did Lincoln win the Election of 1864?
1. Ran a unity ticket with a Democrat.
2. Supported the 13th Amendment.
3. Support from US Soldiers.
What legislation added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
The Compriomie of 1820.
What battle saw the use of scorched earth tactics?
Sherman's March to the Sea.
What executive order freed the slaves in the rebelling South?
The Emancipation Proclamation.
What Union General do historians believe to have had severe depression?
General William T. Sherman
Who was Lincoln's running mate in the election of 1864?
Andrew Johnson.
What state was added to the Union to balance out the newly added slave state of Texas during the Compromise of 1850?
California
What battle saw the 20th Maine defend the left flank of the Union Army, preventing it from being surrounded?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietam is known for being what?
The single bloodiest day in American History
In 1864, who took over as general-in-chief of the armies?
General Ulysses S. Grant
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Allowed for popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
What battle saw General Robert E. Lee invade the Northern States for the first time in the war?
Battle of Antietam.
The Siege of Vicksburg allowed for the Union to control what?
The entire Mississippi River
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What event was caused by the Kansas-Nebraksa Act?
Bleeding Kansas
What aspect of the Compromise of 1850 greatly angered Northeners?
The Fugitive Slave Act.
What battle early in the war had more causulties than the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican American War combined?
The Battle of Shiloh
The Siege of Petersburg saw this man awarded the Medal of Honor. He is currently buried in Richmond, Maine.
Who led the 20th Maine during action at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg?
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain